How do I keep my cats off my amplifier?


Since my amplifier is too large for an equipment rack, I keep it on a seperate amplifier stand. There is nothing above it to keep my two cats from climbing on top when it is turned on, which they always do, attracted by the warmth. At first I didn't mind until my Rotel RMB-1095 Amplifier shorted due to a build-up of cat hair falling inside. Now my front right channel is gone. I just bought an Integra Research RDA-7 to replace it.
Is there a good way (short of the cat pound) to keep them off?
blakjava

Showing 1 response by kennyt

Really a tough question, as cats are what they are, and will go back to the warmth. I wouldn't use the water gun trick, and BB guns are just not acceptable.

Can you house them under something that doesn't leave enough room for the cats without causing heating issues for the amp?? A small table might do the trick, because the problem isn't that they are there when listening, it's an acumulation of cat hair that causes the problem, and as blueswan suggests, I think his system would only work when you see them on the amps..... What happens after you go to sleep and the amps are still warm??? What goes on while at work???

I'd try to cover them up so the cats can't get on them.... I am very interested in what other have to say, and how they dealt with this as I will soon be running multiple monoblocks and have three cats and two dogs.